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Sante Giardini

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Drug Prescription and Delirium in Older Inpatients: Results From the Nationwide Multicenter Italian Delirium Day 2015-2016

2019

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the association between polypharmacy and delirium, the association of specific drug categories with delirium, and the differences in drug-delirium association between medical and surgical units and according to dementia diagnosis. Methods Data were collected during 2 waves of Delirium Day, a multicenter delirium prevalence study including patients (aged 65 years or older) admitted to acute and long-term care wards in Italy (2015-2016); in this study, only patients enrolled in acute hospital wards were selected (n = 4,133). Delirium was assessed according to score on the 4 "A's" Test. Prescriptions were classified by main drug categories; polypharmacy w…

Malediagnosismedications0302 clinical medicinepreventionAged 80 and over; Delirium; Drug Prescriptions; Female; Hospital Departments; Humans; Male; Prevalence; Polypharmacy; Prescription Drugs80 and overPrevalenceMedicineLS4_4030212 general & internal medicineAcute hospitalmedia_commonAged 80 and overConfoundingelderly patients hip fracture hospitalized patients prediction rule risk factor dementia events medications prevention diagnosisrisk-factorrisk factorhip fracturePsychiatry and Mental HealthFemalemedicine.symptomeventsDrugmedicine.medical_specialtyPrescription Drugshospitalized-patientsmedia_common.quotation_subjectMEDLINEHospital DepartmentsSocio-culturaleelderly-patientselderly patientsbehavioral disciplines and activitiesDrug Prescriptions03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemental disordersDementiaHumansMedical prescriptionprediction ruleAgedPolypharmacybusiness.industryhospitalized patientsDeliriummedicine.diseasenervous system diseasesPolypharmacyDeliriumelderly-patients; hip fracture; hospitalized-patients; prediction rule; risk-factor; dementia; events; medications; prevention; diagnosisbusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgerydementia
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Constant Hierarchic Patterns of Physical Functioning Across Seven Populations in Five Countries

1998

This research was aimed at identifying critical steps in the decline in physical function that often parallels aging. Six basic and nine instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs) were classified into four domains of disability characterized by specific underlying physical impairment. The hierarchical order of this classification was verified in two random samples representative of the older home-dwelling population. The concordance level of disability and results of performance-based measures of physical function were also tested. Finally, the cross-cultural reliability of the model was verified in seven population-based samples of older persons living in five European countries. In ol…

Aged 80 and overCross-Cultural ComparisonGerontologyAnalysis of Varianceeducation.field_of_studyActivities of daily livingFrail ElderlyHealth StatusConcordancePopulationReproducibility of ResultsGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedPhysical functionEuropePhysical functioningActivities of Daily LivingHumansGeneral patternGeriatrics and GerontologyFactor Analysis StatisticaleducationPsychologyGerontologyAgedThe Gerontologist
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"Delirium Day": a nationwide point prevalence study of delirium in older hospitalized patients using an easy standardized diagnostic tool

2016

Background To date, delirium prevalence in adult acute hospital populations has been estimated generally from pooled findings of single-center studies and/or among specific patient populations. Furthermore, the number of participants in these studies has not exceeded a few hundred. To overcome these limitations, we have determined, in a multicenter study, the prevalence of delirium over a single day among a large population of patients admitted to acute and rehabilitation hospital wards in Italy. Methods This is a point prevalence study (called “Delirium Day”) including 1867 older patients (aged 65 years or more) across 108 acute and 12 rehabilitation wards in Italian hospitals. Delirium wa…

MaleCross-sectional studyHospitalized patientsPrevalence0302 clinical medicineSurveys and Questionnaires80 and overOdds RatioPrevalenceMedicine030212 general & internal medicineProspective StudiesProspective cohort studyMulticenterAcute hospital2. Zero hungerAged 80 and overMedicine(all)Medicine (all)Settore BIO/14General Medicine3. Good health4AT; Delirium; Hospital; Multicenter; Prevalence; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delirium; Female; Humans; Inpatients; Italy; Logistic Models; Male; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Surveys and QuestionnairesItalyFemalemedicine.symptomResearch ArticleRehabilitation hospitalmedicine.medical_specialty4AT; Delirium; Hospital; Multicenter; Prevalence; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delirium; Female; Humans; Inpatients; Italy; Logistic Models; Male; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Medicine (all)NO03 medical and health sciencesHospital4AT Delirium Hospital Multicenter Prevalence Aged Aged 80 and over Cross-Sectional Studies Delirium Female Humans Inpatients Italy Logistic Models Male Odds Ratio Prevalence Prospective Studies Surveys and Questionnairesmental disordersHumans4ATPsychiatry4AT; Delirium; Hospital; Multicenter; Prevalence;AgedInpatientsbusiness.industryDeliriumOdds ratio4AT; Delirium; Hospital; Multicenter; Prevalence; Medicine (all)Cross-Sectional StudiesLogistic ModelsEmergency medicineDeliriumDelirium; Prevalence; Hospital; Multicenter; 4ATbusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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